BIT ---------------------> The smallest or atomic data which is simply treated as either 1 or 0.
BYTE -----------------> A basic unit of computer information,often composed of 8 bits.
Ex. 1011 1101 , 1001 0011
CHARACTER ---------> Is a single byte representation of a character.
Ex. A , B , C , D
FIELD -----------------> A group of characters and is sometimes defined as data item.
Ex. Name , Age , Address
RECORD --------------> A group of fields.
Ex. Students personal data
A. Studentnumber
B. Studentname
C. Age
D. Address
E. Telephonenumber
File
A. Studentspersonal data
B. Studentsledger
C. Studentsgrade
Databases
A. Studentsfile
B. Faculty’sfile
C. Staffsfile
BIT& 1 , 0
BYTE -----------------> A basic unit of computer information,often composed of 8 bits.
Ex. 1011 1101 , 1001 0011
CHARACTER ---------> Is a single byte representation of a character.
Ex. A , B , C , D
FIELD -----------------> A group of characters and is sometimes defined as data item.
Ex. Name , Age , Address
RECORD --------------> A group of fields.
Ex. Students personal data
A. Studentnumber
B. Studentname
C. Age
D. Address
E. Telephonenumber
File
- A collection of records.
A. Studentspersonal data
B. Studentsledger
C. Studentsgrade
Databases
- Collection of files
A. Studentsfile
B. Faculty’sfile
C. Staffsfile
BIT& 1 , 0